WoRMS taxon details
Heterodrilus paucifascis Milligan, 1987
475751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475751)
accepted
Species
marine
Milligan, M. R. (1987). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from Puerto Rico with descriptions of two new species, Tubificoides aguadillensis and Heterodrilus paucifascis. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 100(3): 480-489. [details]
Holotype USNM 101443, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 101443, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Subtidal. medium to coarse sands, to at least 39 m depth
Distribution Belize. Jamaica. SE Florida, and Puerto Rico
Etymology Pauci, Latin, few; fascis, latin, bundle, referring to the fewer number of anterior bisetal bundles than in most other...
Depth range Subtidal. medium to coarse sands, to at least 39 m depth [details]
Distribution Belize. Jamaica. SE Florida, and Puerto Rico
Distribution Belize. Jamaica. SE Florida, and Puerto Rico [details]
Etymology Pauci, Latin, few; fascis, latin, bundle, referring to the fewer number of anterior bisetal bundles than in most other...
Etymology Pauci, Latin, few; fascis, latin, bundle, referring to the fewer number of anterior bisetal bundles than in most other species in this genus [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2026). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Heterodrilus paucifascis Milligan, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475751 on 2026-10-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Milligan, M. R. (1987). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from Puerto Rico with descriptions of two new species, Tubificoides aguadillensis and Heterodrilus paucifascis. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 100(3): 480-489. [details]
Other
additional source
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Milligan, M.R. (1996). Identification manual for the aquatic Oligochaeta of Florida. Volume II. Estuarine and nearshore marine oligochaetes. <em>Florida Departement of Environmental protection, Division of Water Facilities, Tallahasse, Florida, U.S.A.</em> 239pp. [details]
[request]additional source Milligan, M.R. (1996). Identification manual for the aquatic Oligochaeta of Florida. Volume II. Estuarine and nearshore marine oligochaetes. <em>Florida Departement of Environmental protection, Division of Water Facilities, Tallahasse, Florida, U.S.A.</em> 239pp. [details]
Holotype USNM 101443, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal. medium to coarse sands, to at least 39 m depth [details]Distribution Belize. Jamaica. SE Florida, and Puerto Rico [details]
Etymology Pauci, Latin, few; fascis, latin, bundle, referring to the fewer number of anterior bisetal bundles than in most other species in this genus [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodrilus paucifascis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (9 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 101443)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodrilus paucifascis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (9 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 101443)
